Background
Koppel, Ilmar Aleksander was born on January 16, 1940 in Voru, Estonia. Son of Aleksander and Alide (Poder) Koppel.
Koppel, Ilmar Aleksander was born on January 16, 1940 in Voru, Estonia. Son of Aleksander and Alide (Poder) Koppel.
Master of Science, Tartu University, Estonia, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Tartu University, Estonia, 1968. Doctor of Science, Institute Chemical Physics, Moscow, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy, Tartu University, 2001.
Senior researcher Tartu University, 1967-1975, head laboratory of chemical kinetics and catalysis, 1975-1987, professor chemistry, chair department analytical chemistry, 1987-1992, professor, director Institute Chemical Physics, 1992—2005, professor, head Center Strategic Competence, 1996-1998, head department chemistry, 2001—2005, research professor, since 2005. Head department biology, geology, chemistry Estonian Academy of Sciences, since 2004.
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (United Kingdom). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, International Science Foundation (committee member since 1993), Center of Excellence in Chemistry and Materials Science (chair since 2002), Estonian Science Foundation (chair expert committee 1997-2006), Estonian Academy of Sciences.
Married Juta Asenbush, June 28, 1967. 1 child, Ivar.